Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
SAT, FEB 6, 2027 AT 8PM
Tickets go on sale July 15.
”A company that brings its audiences pure joy.” —The Seattle Times
The internationally beloved all-male comic ballet company is back with more breathtaking pointe work and hilarious parodies of classical ballet favorites. Whether you’re a ballet aficionado or don’t know a plié from a jeté, the prima ballerinas of the Trocks deliver hilarity and awe. It’s the most fun you’ll ever have at the ballet!
LES BALLETS TROCKADERO DE MONTE CARLO was founded in 1974 by New York City-based ballet enthusiasts in order to present a playful, entertaining view of traditional, classical ballet in parody form and with men performing all of the roles – and in the case of roles usually danced by women: en travesti and en pointe. Founders Peter Anastos, Anthony Bassae, and Natch Taylor broke away from Larry Ree ’ s Gloxinia Trockadero Ballet to create a dance-and choreography-focused company. They put on their first shows on the makeshift stage of the West Side Discussion Group, an early gay and lesbian political organization, which was led by future Trockadero General Director Eugene McDougle. The performances were infused with a subversive edge as the country was still a long way from bringing drag performance to a mainstream audience.
The Trocks, as they are affectionately known, have critical acclaim and cultural cachet in publications with major reach, such as The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Financial Times, and the Village Voice.
The company tours domestically and internationally 8 months out of the year. Since it’ s founding, the Trocks have visited 43 countries and more than 660 cities worldwide.
The original concept of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo has not changed. It is a company of professional male dancers performing the full range of ballet and modern dance repertoire, including classical and original works in faithful renditions of the manners and conceits of those dance styles. The comedy is achieved by incorporating and exaggerating the foibles, accidents, and underlying incongruities of serious dance. The fact that muscular, athletic bodies dance all of the parts, delicately balancing on toes as swans, sylphs, water sprites, romantic princesses, and angst-ridden Victorian ladies, enhances the appreciation for the effort, timing, stamina, and precision required, delighting die-hard ballet fans and newcomers alike. Looking to the future, the Trocks are making plans for new commissions, new debuts, and new audiences, while continuing the company ’s original mission: to bring the pleasure of dance to the widest possible audience.
The company will, as they have for over 50 years, “keep on Trockin ’ . ”
